“Our main thing is to make people feel welcome.” That’s how Kathy Brett explains the role of the Local Arrangements Committee for General Council 42. Brett and Linda Stonehouse are co-chairs of the committee.

The last time the General Council met in Newfoundland and Labrador was in 1964 in St. John’s. The meeting was held September 9-17 and took place in Gower Street United Church. General Council News contacted three United Church ministers who attended that meeting as commissioners and asked them to share some of their memories.

Moderator Gary Paterson has a challenging question for the people of The United Church of Canada as close to 600 commissioners and guests gather for the 42nd General Council on the green hills of Corner Brook, NL, August 8 to 14.

Friends, as the co-ordinator of worship for General Council 42, I have been praying and praying this work for the past 18 months. If anyone has gifts of dance, drama, yoga movement or dramatic reading of poetry could you please be in touch.